gleet
Americannoun
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Pathology.
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a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
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persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
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Also called nasal gleet. Veterinary Pathology. an inflammation of the nasal passages of a horse, producing a thick discharge.
noun
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inflammation of the urethra with a slight discharge of thin pus and mucus: a stage of chronic gonorrhoea
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the pus and mucus discharged
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of gleet
1300–50; Middle English glete < Middle French glete, Old French glette < Latin glittus sticky
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In addition to this, give the tonics recommended for nasal gleet.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
In gleet the discharges from the nostrils, as in ozena, are of a very light color.
From The Mule A Treatise on the Breeding, Training, and Uses to Which He May Be Put by Harvey Riley
It is a result of common cold and requires the same treatment as prescribed for nasal gleet, namely, the sulphate of iron, sulphate of copper, iodid of potassium, etc.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Where the gleet is thin and pellucid, it must arise from the want of absorption of the membranes of the urethra, rather than from an increased secretion from them.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
If the nasal gleet is the result of a diseased tooth, the latter must be removed.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
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